06-R
074
2006 -- H 7244
Enacted 02/14/06
H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
DEDICATING THE 2006
RHODE ISLAND HOUSE SESSION TO
RHODE ISLAND'S "GOLD
STAR" PARENTS
Introduced By:
Representatives Carter, Fox, Murphy, Loughlin, and Watson
Date Introduced: February
14, 2006
WHEREAS,
America, as a nation, has been blessed by the fact that when at war, so many
of
its citizens answer the call of duty and serve their nation with bravery, honor
and integrity; and
WHEREAS,
Sadly, when the hostilities commence, casualties occur and parents lose
their
loved ones. As the old saying goes, "In peacetime children bury their
parents, in time of war
parents
bury their children"; and
WHEREAS,
"Gold Star" Parents are parents who have lost their children while
they were
serving
their nation in time of war. This nation owes an enormous debt to all these
grieving
parents
who have sorrowfully lost children in war while serving in harms way in the
United
States
military; and
WHEREAS,
From the beaches of Normandy and the jungles of Guadalcanal, to the
Pacific
Ocean at Midway Island, from the hills of Korea and Heartbreak Ridge, to the
jungles of
Vietnam
and the desert in Iraq, America's service men and women have bravely served
their
nation
in times of peril, and parents have grieved as their children paid the ultimate
sacrifice for
their
nation; and
WHEREAS,
Rhode Island's mothers, fathers and step-parents have lost six of their
beloved
children during the war in Iraq, and many more have lost their children during
other wars
and
conflicts. The weight of their grief is an obligation we all must bear and we
humbly thank our
fallen
soldiers for their heroic service to our nation; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and
Providence
Plantations hereby honors Rhode Island's "Gold Star" Parents. We
express our
gratitude
for the heroic service their children gave to our nation and offer our
sincerest
condolences.
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